Discussion question: “Intrusions in Asia; Opera and Society and a Dilemma

Week 3 Discussion 1

“Intrusions in Asia; Opera and Society and a Dilemma” using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response:

Describe two (2) examples of how either black slaves or white abolitionists used literature or the visual arts as a form of protest against slavery. Compare this to a modern example of art used for social protest.

Explore:

American Dilemma–Slavery – The Art & Literature of Protest

Chapter 29 (pp. 962-976); slavery, literature, and art
Haven’s article on Goodman’s scholarship on art protesting slavery before the Civil War at http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/february18/artists-slavery-protests-021809.html
Art and Slavery article at http://www.realhistories.org.uk/articles/archive/the-art-of-slavery.html